There are a lot of options with a 6 unit building, and I agree without more details that it will be hard to offer any specific advice. 

Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Charlene Kingsnorth have you had an sec attorney also review what you are doing as if you're are having multiple people as part of a loan participating in it depending on the state this could get you in hot water - so be careful  good point Chris some state allow fractionalized deed of Trust mortgages other do not or require PPM like documents prior to offering them..

Happy to talk further on the area (we are large enough to offer options to focus on student rentals/UW Madison campus, and anything from Class C to A locations or suburban/surrounding communities) but to help you consider broad initial search, you could start by deciding how important cash flow is. 

I would definitely encourage to utilize all the resources that Bigger Pockets has to offer. 

It allows landlords to offer tenants a financial perk that can improve their credit health.

We also work with investors in the different markets we operate in to perform tenant placement where we work with ALE Solutions, other relocation companies, medical agencies, etc. to offer properties as a part of our inventory.

I went in a different direction so no info to offer here.

You have to offer a great product at a competitive price in this market.

However, we are able to offer this type of financing internally with our own funds on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the borrower’s profile, the property’s condition, and the scope of work.

It’s a nice idea to offer streaming services for renters, but it can get complicated.